Problem with pictures in Safari 16.4

Hi,


I have a MacBook Pro 13 " from beginning of 2015.

MacOS Monterey version 12.6.4

Safari Version 16.4 (17615.1.26.101.9, 17615)


When I updated MacOS a couple of days ago I think that I also for the first time got a reminder of a separate update to Safari which I did.

I have no plugins activated for the moment (turned off AdBlocker completely), cleared all cookies...


Problem: (I'm not completely sure that i didn't have the problem in previous version but now it happens all the time).

When I access my most used sites (news sites), some pictures does not display correctly. It could be that its the "wrong" picture i.e. a copy og another picture nearby on the site. Or it could be that the whole picture is totally "blurred" with different "patterns" or that half the picture or a fraction of the picture is blurred. If I refresh the page (command/r) it doesn't help. Restarting the browser helps normally (maybe always) buta after a short while I have the problem again with the same picture or somwhere else on the page.

Trying now to run Chrome parallely for comparison, haven't seen it so far but on the other hand I've just started my own investigation of the problem. Haven't seen something like it running other apps or programs like Microsoft-365 or running Outlook-webmail, it occurs in normal website pages with pictures. My first thought was that there is a h/w failure with some graphics cars or a driver somewhere in macOS but i really looks like a problem with Safari. Anyone else out there with the same problem?

Safari nowadays is a great browser and I would like to keep to it. / Regards, Claes

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 4:46 AM

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Posted on May 20, 2023 4:11 PM

This seems to have something to do with the experimental feature"Lazy image loading". Disabling it in "Develop->Experimental Features->Lazy image loading" made the issue disappear.


Edit: Since the link to a related thread was removed, you can enable the Develop menu in the Advanced tab of the Safari preferences.


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Jun 17, 2023 9:43 AM in response to claes146

Exactamente, me ocurre lo mismo, en Safari Versión 16.5 (17615.2.9.11.6, 17615), tiene mas anomalías, no carga las imágenes, se queda safari como entrecortado. Tal como expresa, hay veces que reinicio el router, por si fuera de la linea, y no una vez, otras veces limpio el Mac ,restauro y el final firefox para poder ver TVE play, etc….


Espero *** ello que verifiquéis estos punto y comas que tiene .Gracias

Jul 11, 2023 1:27 PM in response to BrickStudioArt

Any luck after a restart without a tick in the "Reopen windows when logging back in" box?


Someone mentioned pressing the shift key when opening Safari, but who knows.


I am not seeing the issue anymore so my fingers are crossed it doesn't return. I did the whole enchilada of SMC/ NVRAM/Safe Mode/ starts after my last post. Of course, I've no idea if it helped.

Apr 27, 2023 7:01 AM in response to claes146

Has there been any attempt to address this issue on Apple's part yet? Rather disappointing to have a push update impair software performance and not receive any support for the problem from Apple. It doesn't seem to be resolved with any of the listed fixes, so it would seem that a patch should be issued, doesn't it?

May 9, 2023 8:24 AM in response to claes146

Even on IKEA's website! It's all over the place. I've tried most of the proposed solutions. Nothing works. I can't believe that Apple isn't jumping on this. It's a flagship app but we can't use it anymore. Don't tell us again that it's the programmers fault. We, the users, didn't do anything. Safari needs to stop being so tech-picky. We're still stuck with the 2X bold fonts after months (don't send tips, tried them all...), then videos wouldn't play anymore, then hypersecurity makes browsing a hurdles relay, and now this annoying scrambled pics, like the 90s are back. I've always used Chrome as well as second base for specific things. Now, it's the only browser on my Mac that doesn't give me a headache! Makes me so sad but I'm about to jump ship and let Safari collect dust... unfortunately. Please please please Apple at least fix this one, it's completely insane.

Jun 7, 2023 7:21 AM in response to claes146

Same problem here.


MacBook Pro 15" mid 2015

Monterey 12.6.6 (Latest MacOS that works officially on that machine)


.... still problems in Safari 16.5 (17615.2.9.11.6, 17615)


Switching from integrated graphics to AMD graphics does not help.


Very annoying! Especially that problem is consistent despite of two or three Safari updates since.


Sometimes the pages load with correct graphics, few times there is just graphics garbage. Problem exists on many different webpages.


I'd appreciate a solution for that problem.



Jun 11, 2023 9:09 AM in response to MJPinSF

Disabeling "GPU Process: Canvas rendering" and "GPU Process: DOM rendering" didn't help for me. DOM-Rendering was disabled by default, and after disabeling Canvas Rendering, clearing cache, cookies, quitting Safari and restarting I still get Pictures show like this:


( https://www.focus.de/regional/hamburg/extreme-stroemung-unterschaetzt-schwimmer-39-tot-aus-elbe-gezogen_id_196104847.html )


But not always.

Often the picture is shown correctly at the beginning, and sometimes at first attempt to scroll it often changes into the graphics garbage like in the linked picture. Or with wild colourful lines as in other pictures seen in this thread. And stays like that.

Jun 14, 2023 7:01 AM in response to claes146

None of the workarounds fix anything on my end. I'm on M1 MacBook Pro 16 Max completely topped off, Monterey 12.6.6 and Safari 16.5 (17615.2.9.11.6, 17615). I have not updated to Ventura as my system is rock solid for the Adobe Suite, which is my bread and butter. Firefox and Chrome are unfortunately more stable than this sloppy coding.

Jul 10, 2023 11:34 AM in response to claes146

Same problem, adding data to help us all troubleshoot:


  • Late 2015 iMac 5K
  • Safari issue only
  • Happens across a variety of websites randomly


Fix aside, has anyone at least been able to verify that this is not a malware issue? With the latest Safari security releases (16.5 and 16.5.1), I'm concerned there's a deeper issue despite being extremely cautious (no extensions or anything like that).

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